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title: "CAEN RFID Hex, the RAIN RFID Swiss Army Knife"
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published_at: "2021-05-14T10:36:34+00:00"
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# CAEN RFID Hex, the RAIN RFID Swiss Army Knife

14th May 2021

Just as the famous Swiss Army knife, the **Hex** reader has many tools grouped in a single object so that it is useful in many circumstances. Look at the list of “tools”:

- **Display and keypad**, a local human interface that allow to change the behavior of the reader without the need for a connected PC.
- **Mounting holes** that permit to fix the reader on top or below a counter or even to fix it on a wall.
- **USB host interface** to connect USB peripheral like a barcode reader to easily implement a RAIN RFID encoding station.
- **Connector of an external antenna** in case you need a wider reading area.
- **Digital I/Os** to connect additional triggers and signals.
- **Web configuration interface** to easily use the reader without any software development.
- **Scripting engine to fully** customize the reader behavior by a Java application.

Using the local keypad and display, a sales assistant can decide if a scan is related to a sale or if it is a return.

In a small warehouse the Hex reader can be used as a mid-range fixed reading point for incoming good scannings.

Connected to a barcode reader, the Hex can be easily transformed in a simple encoding station that reads barcodes and program the RAIN RFID chips accordingly.